Bennie Gene Adkins was a soldier in the U.S. Army, who received the Medal of Honor for his action in the Vietnam War. He was serving as a sergeant first class at the time of his Medal of Honor action, ...

Lieutenant Colonel Benny Ray “Ray” Adkins, a dedicated military veteran and respected community leader, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2025, at the age of 82. A lifelong servant of his country ...

Bennie G. Adkins received the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award for valor, at a White House ceremony in September 2014. While he was mainly remembered for an extraordinary act of bravery in ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Decades after the Vietnam War, retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins had a simple way of explaining how he survived mortar attacks and rifle bullets that killed so many ...

FORT RUCKER – Fort Rucker soldiers and members of the Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) Command Team hosted veterans from the Command Sgt Maj Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home at the Dining ...

ENTERPRISE, Ala (WDHN) — The long-awaited veterans home in Enterprise is ready to welcome America’s retired soldiers. The Alabama Department of Affairs officially opened the Command Sgt. Bennie G.

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home in Enterprise recently passed a federal veterans affairs survey. “A lot of homes don’t pass on the first try and ...